!: Stand Out Wearing a "Where's Waldo" Costume

Never go unnoticed again in a crowd of strangers. Instead you can bring a little now-you-see-him-now-you don't nostalgia to your day. Think of how much fun it would be to dress up as Waldo from "Where's Waldo" the next time you are hanging around shoulder-to-shoulder with several thousand of your closest friends. If you aren't up on kid's culture (although many grown-ups love him, too), Waldo is the star of a series of children's books that feature him peeking out in a sea of illustrated activity.

Pages of a "Where's Waldo" book are themed; for example, you could find Waldo in a circus setting where he is hiding behind an elephant while clowns and trapeze artists perform their tricks and the audience filled with families claps in delight. Whatever the "theme" of your event, wearing a Waldo costume will help you make a grand entrance. Going to a rock concert, hanging out on a crowded beach, running in a packed fun run? All these venues filled with lots of people and lots of visual sights are the perfect places to sport a Where's Waldo costume.

A pre-packaged Waldo Halloween costume makes it easy to suit up as this recognizable character or you can easily make your own with a few key garments. If you only wear one thing, it must be the signature shirt of wide, horizontal red-and-white stripes. Wear the Halloween costume shirt or have grandmother knit a sweater version you can even just glue or staple red fabric strips onto a white sweatshirt (or white strips on a red sweatshirt).

The other components of a Waldo outfit include a pair of bright blue pants (substitute blue jeans if needed), a pom-pom topped stocking cap, brown shoes and messenger bag and walking stick. Waldo also wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses with a round shape, almost like Harry Potter's eyeglasses. If you have friends that want to join you on your hide-and-seek adventure, they can dress up with other Halloween costume ideas from the book series including his dog woof and friend Wenda who both also wear red-and-white striped shirts!